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How can a supplier diversity program help you gain invaluable competitive advantages?

Supplier diversity programs are impactful and effective tools in your business strategy because they guarantee a diverse supplier base and ensure inclusivity within your ultimate procurement plan. No matter what industry you’re in – whether it’s product management, software, or manufacturing – you’re going to benefit from incorporating supplier diversity into your dynamic strategy. With an unsteady economy, inflation, and unpredictable attrition, businesses can and should turn to supplier diversity programs to overcome some of today’s most difficult supply chain and logistics challenges.

Ready to get started? Rod Robinson is here to dive into the key benefits corporations are seeing emerge from well-designed supplier diversity programs, and how you can create one of your own.

This session will also cover:

How to widen your pool of potential suppliers to achieve stronger supply chain resilience and adaptability
How bringing in fresh ideas and perspectives drives innovation and improves your bottom line
How to enhance your ability to relate to diverse employees, customers, and communities
How to create economic opportunities for disadvantaged communities

Register now for this exclusive webinar!

December 13th, 2022 at 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST, 7:00 pm GMT

Brought to you by:

Rod Robinson - SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice, Insight Sourcing Group

Rod Robinson is a Senior Vice President at Insight Sourcing Group, the largest procurement consulting firm in the U.S., where he leads the firm’s Supplier Diversity practice and Center of Excellence. Prior to ISG, Rod was Vice President of Supplier Inclusion & Sustainability at Coupa Software and was the founder and CEO of ConnXus, Inc. (acquired by Coupa), a cloud procurement platform that enables companies to achieve supply chain objectives related to transparency, diversity, sustainability, and economic impact. Featured in Forbes, Black Enterprise, Conscious Company Magazine, and Be The Change, Inc. for his success as an entrepreneur and business leader, Rod is considered somewhat of a unicorn in procurement and has witnessed the evolution of the industry firsthand.

Rod holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the West Virginia University Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Dun & Bradstreet fellowship recipient. Rod was recognized by Ernst & Young as an Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in 2012. He is an advisory board member of the Techstars Foundation, an organization focused on increasing diversity in tech entrepreneurship. In 2017, Rod was appointed to Miami University’s board of trustees by Ohio Governor John Kasich. Rod also serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship at Miami. He is also an active angel investor and advisor to start-up founders.

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